Carl acuff jr biography

Read Carl Acuff Jr.'s bio and find out more about Carl Acuff Jr.'s songs, albums, and chart history.
An established performer in his own right, Carl has been entertaining his fans for more than 30 years, performing as the headliner in the Carl Acuff Jr. Show.
Carl has been nominated for countless awards too many to mention but his crowning achievement was in 2003 when he was submitted to the Grammy's for "New Country.

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Biography

The Kendalls, FOUNDING MEMBER AND GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, Jeannie Kendall & Carl Acuff Jr.
YOU GOT ME
Released December 2020
Leaping Hawk Records
www.leapinghawkrecords.com

NEW FEATURED RELEASE: ISLAND IN THE KITCHEN

The History of The Kendalls began with Royce Kendall and Jeannie Kendall, a Father Daughter Singing Duo Sensation.
They recorded their first album at Stop Records, and released a single in 1970 with a cover song written by John Denver, "Leaving On A Jet Plane."
The Kendalls version barely missed the top 50 on U.S. Country Charts.
The Duo signed with Dot Records in 1972 and released an album and two singles, "Two Divided By Love" and "Everything I Own."
They signed with the Ovation Label in 1977. Their first single on Ovation was "Making Believe" and hit the Country Charts.
But it was The Kendalls 2nd single on Ovation called "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" that was their breakthrough. The song topped the charts and was a crossover hit, and won 1978 Grammy for Best Country Duo or Group. Interesting enough, it was the B side of the release! Follow

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Jeannie Kendall

No one who heard them sing could forget that sound: a father/daughter vocal blending so perfect that it never needing tuning in any studio.

Love for God, Country, Family, and Music came through in their voices. And it created something that only occurs with family vocal timbre. It's a sound that's almost impossible to recreate.

Early Years

Between the 1960s and 1990s, the Kendalls released 16 albums on various labels and rode their music to the top: the Kendalls' career included 22 top singles, 11 top 10 hits and three #1 hits. They were honored with both Grammy Awards and CMA Awards.

Jeannie Kendall married Mack Watkins, lead guitarist in the Kendalls' band. In the early 1990s, the Kendalls built a supper club in Gulf Shores, Alabama, where they performed every night After they closed that club, they began performing in Branson, MO, and continued to tour, perform and release several more records.

After Royce Passed

When Royce Kendall died in 1998, he left behind a partially recorded acoustic album. After some time, Jeannie decided t

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Roy Acuff

American country music singer and fiddler (1903–1992)

Musical artist

Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful. In 1952, Hank Williams told Ralph Gleason, "He's the biggest singer this music ever knew. You booked him and you didn't worry about crowds. For drawing power in the South, it was Roy Acuff, then God."^[2]

Acuff began his music career in the 1930s and gained regional fame as the singer and fiddler for his group, the Smoky Mountain Boys. He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1938, and although his popularity as a musician waned in the late 1940s, he remained one of the Opry's key figures and promoters for nearly four decades. In 1942, Acuff and Fred Rose founded Acuff-Rose Music, the first major Nashville-based country music publishing company, which signed such artists as